Almost any vintage synth in playing condition should bring $300, BUT:The P-61 is a strange beast. You should do your homework and even play one before deciding. This dinosaur might not be your cup of tea. Seems to me like Korg cut too many corners on this one.

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rhino wrote:Almost any vintage synth in playing condition should bring $300, BUT:The P-61 is a strange beast. You should do your homework and even play one before deciding. This dinosaur might not be your cup of tea. Seems to me like Korg cut too many corners on this one.

i did see a few youtube vids that i liked. Im really into dark synths, strings.

How is the condition of that Poly 61? It's a funny build, I think it's particle board because it was too keep its price low. There is a Poly61M which has midi. If its in good shape $300 isn't awful. Check how the buttons feel. You could always sample the melodies with the patches you make. Where is this thing for sale?

If it's in really good shape and has the battery changed, I would pay up to $250. Even then, I'd want a couple cables, an effect pedal (it does really well with a nice overdrive), or a stand. See if you can talk him down. In the future, try synthprices.blogspot.com

Programming is very basic and should be intuitive, but don't expect crazy live tweaking or anything like that. Personally, I love the P61 sound and could never remove the two I have from my rig. That joystick is a ton of fun, and chord memory can make some huge leads, and unlike the Juno 60, the oscillators can be tuned. As for the sound, to me it falls in between the Polysix and the Poly 800, so if you like that sound, you'll like this.

You can mod it to have MIDI, but from what I've seen, the mod kits are often as expensive as the synth itself! Regardless, I think it's a hidden gem that can be snapped up for cheap and as we see the older generations of analog polysynths become unobtainable or impractical to own, I think attention will turn to these. Check out what Jexus does with the P61 if you want an idea of what a properly programmed one does.

If you can't get him down, +1 for the Alpha Juno 2. Another DCO board that just screams, but in a whole different way.

ryryoftokyo wrote:If it's in really good shape and has the battery changed, I would pay up to $250. Even then, I'd want a couple cables, an effect pedal (it does really well with a nice overdrive), or a stand. See if you can talk him down. In the future, try synthprices.blogspot.com

Programming is very basic and should be intuitive, but don't expect crazy live tweaking or anything like that. Personally, I love the P61 sound and could never remove the two I have from my rig. That joystick is a ton of fun, and chord memory can make some huge leads, and unlike the Juno 60, the oscillators can be tuned. As for the sound, to me it falls in between the Polysix and the Poly 800, so if you like that sound, you'll like this.

You can mod it to have MIDI, but from what I've seen, the mod kits are often as expensive as the synth itself! Regardless, I think it's a hidden gem that can be snapped up for cheap and as we see the older generations of analog polysynths become unobtainable or impractical to own, I think attention will turn to these. Check out what Jexus does with the P61 if you want an idea of what a properly programmed one does.

If you can't get him down, +1 for the Alpha Juno 2. Another DCO board that just screams, but in a whole different way.

Thanks for that info!, great info!. Yea he didnt want to go down from $300. I rather wait, from research ive done $300 is a little too much for the unit. Hasnt had battery replaced either. I will continue my search for it. I really like the sounds you can create with this machine. Ive seen several videos on the tube of people playing raw sounds and custom presets.